Beauliur Ga June 15 1862
Deare Margaret
I now Seat my
Self to Let you how I am getting
a long I have got the blues
as bad as ever but I feel sum
better my mess is 5 besides my
Self there names Henry Baker [1]
Axon minton John Minton Joe King
& Nute Russell and thare all from cobb co [2]
& Gentelmen of them It is as bad
[are?] [disappointed?] in about the [cam?]
it is not the comp we taken it
to be a heap and if my mess was
out tha would stay out to shore
we are Station in the dangers place
thar is on the coast down in a
neck of land and onley one narrow
place to get out at and the
yankeys are in 3 miles of us now
I saw there Signel lights last
night and this is Sunday a bout two
Oclock and it has bin the lonesums
day that ever went over my head
in my lief shore
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I Saw John frost this morning
he is camped a in 150 yds from
where we are camped and I recon
he was the gladest man to see
me you ever Saw in your lief
my box come through all right
the bread was all Spoilt and a
part of the cakes Margaret I have
Spent the most of the day in reading
the Bible and I shall keep it up
to and Looking at your picture
to and if I Just could see you
and the dear little childring no
tung could tell the Joy it would
be to me but I hope we will see
one a nother a gain and we dont
try to raise them so that we will
all meet in the reamls of Eternnal
Glory I no I have set a bad
example before them but I see
my earer now if ever I do get back
I shall Ledd a diferent lief if thare
I would Freeley give warren for
a Substitute Margaret you must
be in good cheer as you can
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under the circumstances
as you can dont grieve about
it I have not drilled nare a
time Since I come here
I Shall have go out on
picket dutey to night I
tryed my Gun yesterday
a crost the river wich is 500
yds here and I hit Just
in the Edge of the warter
that was good Shooting Shore
you need not Send me any
invelups I baught a pack
here to day for 30 cts that is
cheaper than I could have
done up thare teel Father he
must rite and so must
Joe dont Say any thing a bout
me being So disheartned maby
thare be a chance to get a
Substitute I want you to rit at
least twice a week and will
I rite to you as often as I can Kis
the [Babeys?] Kiss them Sweet little Babeys
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for me and tell them it is for
pappa rite soon and often
So I must close I remain
ever affectionnet Husband
[til death?] So good by
A.J White